Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 14645 Advice (II)

Zuoqiu Zheng stood up and kept stamping his feet in the study. To be honest, Zhao Hai's words really made him very excited. Although he was the prince, he really didn't have too many industries, and he had no relatives to help him, so in terms of financial resources, he really couldn't compare with other princes. Zuoqiu Zheng was also very clear about this, so he had been trying to make money over the years, but he had never had much benefit. If the matter of fighting Yuanxing this time really succeeded, then he would have one more way to make money, and it was a very wide way to make money. This was exactly what Zuoqiu Zheng was most happy about.

Zuo Qiu just stopped for a while, then he turned his head and looked at Zhao Hai and said: "Sir, I have one more thing I want to ask you, this matter has actually passed, that is, when the empire decided not to attack Zhan Yuanxing, it appointed Li Daji as the commander. At that time, because we didn’t know whether the armies of those big families would cooperate with the retreat, we were also discussing this matter. At that time, Jia Yu and his opinions were that if the armies of those big families did not withdraw, we should not turn against them. After all, they were the armies of those big families. If we really deal with the armies of those big families, it would be equivalent to turning against those big families, which would not be of any benefit to us. In the future, those big families would not support me, so they asked me not to deal with those armies, and the order I gave to Li Daji at the time was that if those armies stayed, we would deal with those armies with all our strength and teach those big families a lesson. I thought it was right to do so, but Jia Yu and his people all opposed it. I want to hear your opinion, sir."

Zhao Hai was stunned when he heard Zuo Qiuzheng say this, then he looked at Zuo Qiuzheng and said, "Your Highness's question is actually very easy to answer. Your Highness only needs to think of two questions. First, if Your Highness does not turn against them, will they support you? Second, does Your Highness want to become the emperor of the Star Empire?"

Zhao Hai looked very serious when he said these two sentences. Zuo Qiuzheng was also stunned when he heard what Zhao Hai said. Then his face changed. He looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Regarding the first question, I really don't know. What does the second question mean? I would like to ask you to tell me in detail."

Zhao Hai looked at Zuo Qiuzheng, and then said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, in fact, this matter is very simple. Your Highness said that you don't know the first question, which means that the big families don't support Your Highness now. That is to say, even if Your Highness doesn't turn against them, they won't support you. If they don't support you, they may support others. As long as they support others, they will deal with you. So even if Your Highness doesn't turn against them, they won't support you and will deal with you. So what can you do if you turn against them?"

Zuo Qiuzheng was stunned when he heard what Zhao Hai said, and then he couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Then he found that it seemed to be true. Those big families all had some princes who supported them, and as long as they supported those princes, they were dealing with him. So even if he didn't turn against those big families, those big families wouldn't support him, but would deal with him. So what difference would it make? He really hadn't thought of this before. Now thinking about it, he found that what Zhao Hai said seemed to be really right. He nodded and said, "It makes sense. What about the second question?"

Zhao Hai looked at Zuo Qiuzheng and then said, "To answer the second question, Your Highness, please forgive me for being rude. I would like to ask Your Highness another question, which is how does Your Highness view the relationship between the royal family and those big families?"

Zuo Qiuzheng was stunned for a moment, then he said in a deep voice: "The royal family is the monarch, and they are the ministers. Is there anything to say?"

Zhao Hai looked at Zuo Qiu Zheng and then said, "Then your highness, what do you think is the attitude of the royal family towards those big families?" When Zhao Hai said this, he looked at Zuo Qiu Zheng steadily. When Zuo Qiu Zheng heard what Zhao Hai said, he was stunned for a moment. It was really difficult for him to answer this question, because he didn't know how Zhao Hai understood this matter, so he didn't speak.

Zhao Hai looked at Zuo Qiuzheng's expression, and then said: "I know that your Highness is in trouble, so why not let me speak for you? Your Highness, see if what I said is right. The relationship between the royal family and those big families is a relationship of competition and cooperation. Those big families are already established. If you touch them, the empire will fall into turmoil. So we can't touch them easily, but at the same time, we can't let them become too powerful. If they are too powerful, they will threaten the royal family. We can't let them become too powerful, and we can't destroy them either. Then we can only cooperate with them and suppress them at the same time. This should be the attitude of the royal family towards those big families."

Zuo Qiuzheng didn't say anything, but he agreed with Zhao Hai's words. He had already noticed this from Zuo Qiuwen's attitude, so he agreed with what Zhao Hai said, but he didn't say it out loud. He just listened quietly. Zhao Hai then said, "Then I wonder what your Highness thinks is the largest family in the Star Empire right now?"

Zuo Qiuzheng was stunned for a moment, then he thought about it and asked, "Huo family?" The Huo family is indeed a big family in the Star Empire, and is even considered by many to be the number one family. Because their family is very powerful, it is generally considered to be the number one family.

Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "No, the largest family in the Xingchen Empire is actually the royal family." After Zhao Hai finished speaking, Zuo Qiuzheng was stunned. Then he looked at Zhao Hai with both eyes fixed and said, "Zhao Hai, you must know what you are talking about. The entire empire belongs to the royal family. How dare you regard the royal family as a family? Do you know what will happen if your father hears what you said?"

Zhao Hai said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I am your subject, and Your Highness also knows that I am a person without background, so I can only help Your Highness understand the situation in the empire from my own perspective. If Your Highness feels that what I say is wrong, I will not say anything."

Zuo Qiuzheng glanced at Zhao Hai, then said: "Go on, I want to see what else you can say."

Zhao Hai looked at Zuo Qiuzheng and continued, "Your Highness, I have also read the history of the empire. The empire has existed for many years. Many people who read the history of the empire will only study the later part. They don't have much research on things before the founding of the empire, but I have studied it. I found that the royal family was a family under the previous dynasty. Later generations worked hard to overthrow the previous dynasty and established the current Xingchen Empire. It has grown and developed all the way to today. So what I said about the royal family being the largest family in the empire is not wrong. The empire cannot have only the royal family. After years of development, other families cannot fail to grow. But as long as the royal family is still the first family, as long as the power of the royal family can suppress other families, then the empire will have no problems."

Zuo Qiuzheng still didn't speak, but he recognized what Zhao Hai said. Zhao Hai then said, "And who are you now, Your Highness? You are the crown prince, the first heir to the royal family. You are inheriting the largest family in the empire, so you don't need to form an alliance with other families, especially when you are still the crown prince. You don't need to form an alliance with those big families. You want to form an alliance with them, but only after you become the emperor. At that time, you don't need to form an alliance with them, they will come to form an alliance with you. Now you form an alliance with them, then what will you do after you become the emperor? If If you are still a firm ally with them, it will make them stronger. If you turn against them, they will have to think twice before cooperating with you. This will cause you and your ministers to be alienated. So in my opinion, if you want to become an emperor, you can't form an alliance with them, and you don't need to form an alliance with them. If you want to become an emperor, you only need an order from your majesty. And you are the heir to the largest family in the empire. Do you need help from others? And what I said, in fact, your majesty has thought about it a long time ago. Your Highness, think about it, if If you were His Majesty, would you choose someone who is allied with other families as your heir, or would you choose someone who only wants to make his family prosperous and only cares about the empire as his heir? Relying on the power of other families to become an emperor, he will eventually be constrained by the other party, and neither the royal family nor the empire needs an emperor who is raised by other families. So I think that the other people who have been very close to the major families have actually lost their qualifications for inheritance. As for why they are still being kept, it is because those families must be made to think that they still have hope. Only in this way will they not go all out to deal with you, Your Highness. I think this is actually a kind of protection from His Majesty to you, Your Highness. From this incident, we can also see this. Why did His Majesty ask you to notify me and let me deal with the armies of those big families? It is because His Majesty knows very well that only Your Highness is truly in the same mind with him, and only Your Highness is the true heir of the royal family. No one else has this qualification, so Your Highness, do you still think you need to care about the attitudes of other families? "Zhao Hai stopped here and looked at Zuo Qiuzheng.

After listening to Zhao Hai's words, Zuo Qiuzheng was completely stunned. He had never considered his own approach from this perspective, but Zhao Hai's words now were like a ray of hope, making him immediately understand what he should do.

Zhao Hai continued, "Of course, this does not mean that Your Highness must go against those big families. I just said that even if Your Highness becomes an emperor in the future, you cannot kill all the big families. You must learn to cooperate with them and suppress them at the same time. You must not let them become too strong, but at the same time you cannot force them. The best way is that they can be strong, but there is a prerequisite, that is, the royal family must become stronger. Only in this way can it work. Of course, these are all my superficial opinions. I just said this, and you just listened to it. Today, I left your study room. If someone asks me, I will never admit that these words were said by me. Your Highness, how you specifically want to do it is up to you to decide."